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The mass shootings at Virginia Tech, Charleston, S.C., and Sutherland Springs, Tx., had one thing in common: The killers were able to purchase guns after passing background checks they should have failed. The NICS system used by the FBI and gun retailers to check if...

An automated version of DNA testing, approved by the FBI this month for use by law enforcement and backed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is sparking concerns about the growing threat to privacy posed by emerging justice technology.
One version of the so-called “Rapid DNA Analysis”...

A resource that civil rights attorneys say is critical for prisoners across the country who are fighting abuse and neglect behind bars has just become off-limits to Florida inmates.
Last month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Alabama, Georgia and Florida, upheld the state’s...

For three years, prosecutor Frank Fina helped win prison terms for child molester Jerry Sandusky and the top Pennsylvania State University officials who covered up his crimes. Now, it is Fina who is being pursued, reports Philly.com. He faces an administrative hearing this week on...

As many as 70 immigrants at a time fill nearly all the wooden benches in a federal court in McAllen, Tx.,, still wearing the same jeans and hooded sweatshirts they were in when apprehended days before. Under the new federal “zero tolerance” strategy of prosecuting...